A Plane Crashed On A Flight From Burkina Faso.

A passenger plane carrying 116 people is feared to have crashed on a flight from Burkina Faso to the Algerian capital Algiers.  

Reports say contact with the plane was lost over the Sahara as it crossed Mali in bad weather. 

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said the plane, which has 50 French citizens aboard, "probably crashed".  

He said French Mirage fighter planes were scouring the area for the aircraft. 

Source: BBC